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Nerves

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Anatomically divides into two parts, CNS, PNS   Nerve  
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comprises the brain, spinal cord   Central Nervous system  
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consists of all other nervous tissue   Peripheral nervous system  
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Divides into two groups somatic and autonomic   Nerve function  
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Voluntary, conscious control   Somatic  
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Involuntary   Autonomic  
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Consists of cells and cell process   histologically  
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Neuronal cell bodies and processes, glial cells and process, myelin sheath   Histological demonstration of nerves  
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consists of cell body (perikaryon) that contains the nucleus and one or more process(axon and dendrites)   Neurons  
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vary in shape 4-135 microns   Neurons  
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contains predominently euchromatin and a very prominent nucleolus   nucleus  
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known as tigroid substance or chromidal substance   Nissl substance  
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basophilic material in the cytoplasm of the neuron   Nissl substance  
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Large aggregates of rough endoplasmic reticulum w/ the RNA content providing the basis for demonstration by staining   Nissl substance  
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Disappears when a neuron is injured, is useful in assessing neuronal damage   Nissl substance  
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two types, axons and dedrites   Nerve cell processes  
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usually short, highly branched and function as the major sites of information input for the neuron   Dendrites - nerve cell processes  
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referred to as nerve fibers, and function by carrying nerve impulses over long distances   Axons  
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Each neuron has a single axon that originates from a cone shaped eleveation of cell body and that terminates on the dendrites or cell body of other neurons (synapse)   Nerve cell processes  
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provide supporting network for cns   Neuroglia  
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produce the myelin sheath covering many axons   Neuroglia  
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Regulates the neuronal micro enviroment   Neuroglia  
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Oligodendroglia, astroglia, microgia, enpendymal cells   Glial cells  
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small cells that produce and maintain the myelin sheath surronding many axons   oligodendroglia  
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found in the gray matter (primarily nerve cell bodies) and white matter (primarily nerve fibers)   oligondendroglia  
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rarely are special stains reqested to demonstrate these cells   oligodendroglia  
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stellate cells of two types, Protoplasmic and Fibrous   Astrocytes  
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protoplasmic - occur in gray matter   Astrocytes  
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fibrous - occur in white matter   Astrocytes  
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Functions include exchange of fluids, gasses and metabolites among nerve tissue, blood and cerebrospinal fluid, scar formation when injury or trauma occurs to the CNS and provides support for nerve fiber tracts   Astrocytes  
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Special stains have been replaced by immunohistochemistry   Astrocytes  
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Fixed phagocytic cells found throughout the brain and spinal cord   microglia  
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special stains rarely requested except for research   microglia  
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true epithelial cells that line the ventricals and spinal cords   ependymal cells  
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form a selective barrier between the cerebrospinal fluid and the nerve tissue   ependymal cells  
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is a complex white fatty nonliving material containing protein, cholestrol, phospholipids and cerebrosides   Myelin  
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largely lost during processing, except neurokeratin   Myelin  
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formed by oliodendroglia in the CNS and Schwann cells in the PNS   myelin Sheath  
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in response to injury or disease that break down myelin a simple lipd that becomes increasing sudanophilic is formed. luxol fast blue and iron hematoxylin are used to demonstrated the myelin sheath   Myelin  
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Purpose - identification of nuerons in tissue sections or the demonstration of the loss of Nissl Substance (chromatolysis)   Cresyl Echt Violet (Vacca)  
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Principal - Staining is restricted to DNA and RNA containing structures   Cresyl Echt Violet (VAcca)  
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Section 6-8 microns   Cresyl Echt violet (vacca)  
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Control - spinal cord   Cresyl Echt Violet (Vacca)  
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microscopically, sections may appear unstained leading you to believe that the stain is not working   cresyl Echt Violet (Vacca)  
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Nissl subustance and Nuclei - blue/purple   Cresyl Echt Violet (Vacca)  
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Purpose - demonstrate nerve fibers, the presence of neurofibillary tangles and senile plaques in alzheimers disease. can also be used to demonstrate granules in some carcinoid tumor cells   bielchowsky  
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principles- the tissue is impregnated w/ ammonical silver solution. the silver deposited on the neurofibrils and axons is then reduced to metallic silver by the formaldehyde in the developer. sodium thiosulfate removes any unreduced silver   bielchowsky  
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sections 8 microns   bielchowsky  
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control - tissue from CNS, if possible tissue containing plaques and tangles   bielchowsky  
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axons brown to black   bielchowsky  
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cytoplasmic neurofibrils - brown/black   bielchowsky  
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neurofibilary tangles and senile plaques drak brown to black   bielchowsky  
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neuromelanin - black   bielchowsky  
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lipofucsin - brown to black   bielchowsky  
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purpose - demonstrate glial fibers   Mallory PTAH  
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principle - the phosphotungstic acid in the staining solution is far greater than the hematein and it is believed that tungsten binds all available hematain to give a blue colored lake.   Mallory PTAH  
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Metal hematein lake stains selected tissue components (glial fibers), while the phosphtungstic acid is thought to stain the red-brown components (neuron)   Mallory PTAH  
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section 6-8 microns   Mallory PTAH  
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control; cerebral cortes not spinal cord   Mallory PTAH  
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Glial fibers - blues   Mallory PTAH  
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Nuclei - blue   Mallory PTAH  
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Neurons - salmon   Mallory PTAH  
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Myelin - Blue   Mallory PTAH  
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purpose - demonstrate myelin in tissue sections, when an axon degenerates the myelin covering breaksdown into simpler lipids that w/b removed eventually   Luxol fast blue  
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principal - staining is due to lipoproteins and teh mechnisms is one of an acid-base reaction w/ salt formation. the base of the lipoprotein replaces the base of the dye   Luxol fast blue  
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sections 10-15 microns   luxol fast blue  
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control - spinal cord or medulla   luxol fast blue  
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myelin - blue   luxol fast blue  
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background - colorless   luxol fast blue  
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gray matter and demylelinated areas appear colorless, a sharp contrast to the stained myelinated white matter. staining can be microscopically seen   luxol fast blue  
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purpose - demonstration of glial fibers and areas of gliosis   Holzer method  
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principle - glial fibers stained w/ crystal violet are resistant to decolorizing w/ alkaline aniline chloroform mixture   Holzer method  
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sections 6-8 micron   Holzer method  
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control - cerbral cortex not spinal cord   Holzer Method  
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glial fibers - blue   Holzer Method  
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Background - very pale blue to colorless   Holzer method  
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Purpes - demonstrate astrocytes   Cajal stain  
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Prinicple - astrocytes are selectively stained w/ Cajal gold sublimate method on frozen sections   Cajal stain  
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fix - formalin ammonium bromide for no less than 2days but no more than 25 days   cajal stain  
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section - frozen section cut at 20-30microns, tissue is free floated not placed on slides   Cajal stain  
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Control - cerebral cortex not spinal cord   Cajal Stain  
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Has been replaced by immunohistochemistry   Cajal Stain  
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AStrocytes w/ perivascular feet - black   Cajal stain  
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